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Posted on 04/28/2020 3:54:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The California Rodeo Salinas has been delayed until early October.
This year marks the 110th California Rodeo, but due to coronavirus it will be delayed until October 8-11 instead of its normal mid-July date. The Professional Bull Riding will take place Wednesday, October 7.
The California Rodeo Salinas is one of the top 10 rodeos in the U.S. for professional rodeo contestants.
The rodeo said that this was decided because the county's shelter-in-place order would likely be extended, citing Monterey County Public Health Officer Dr. Edward Moreno.
The California Rodeo Salinas creates an estimated $11 million in economic impact for the community.
“Our hope is that regulations and guidelines related to the virus will be less restrictive in October than July, but hosting the event is still subject to pending health guidelines,” said Salinas Sports Complex General Manager Jim Slaten.
I hope Ellensburg goes off as expected in September.
I spent a lot of time at that rodeo. Used to ride in the daily horse parade. That got us free entry and we’d hang around the infield bar and watch the rodeo. It was a good one.
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